- So everyone's saying that they ate the cookie.
- Not helping your case here.
- I think whoever did this heinous crime
didn't have the time for that,
it was obviously a crime of passion.
That is a noted lie.
Hi, I'm PI, John.
I've been a private investigator in Los Angeles
for about two and a half years.
And today I'm on possibly the most important
assignment of my life.
Deducing who ate the cookie.
I don't know how this is gonna go.
I'm now going to close my eyes.
(playful music)
(cookie crunching)
Okay, when is this fiasco over with?
(laughing)
I can open my eyes?
- [Woman] Yeah.
- Okay.
I know.
All right, well why don't you come up and join me here?
- Okay.
- What's your name?
- Jasmine.
What'd you have for breakfast today?
- My roommate's mom is here from China right now
so she made baos, so I had a bao.
- Oh is that those, those like sort of dough lumps
with jelly filling and stuff in the middle.
- No.
- Aren't they like pseudo dumplings?
- What?
They're steamed buns with meat, pork filling in there.
- Okay, we're describing the same thing
just in different ways.
- Okay, nice.
- So to say it's like akin to a dumpling sort of,
isn't completely wrong.
- Right, I guess.
- [John] So I was right.
- Okay.
- All right so you had bao this morning.
- Yes.
- Okay, how many?
- One and then a different thing called a bing.
- Oh, what's a bing?
- It's like a flattened dough.
- Okay.
- Yeah you take the same dough and you flatten it
and then you pan fry it.
- Oh, just the dough.
- Yeah.
And then I came in and ate the cookie.
- Yeah the cookie's gone, that might come into play later.
Where do you live?
- Hollywood.
- Where?
- Gower and Sunset.
- Do you walk to work?
- No I don't,
because I work out in the morning,
so I'm in a rush to get to work.
So I drive.
- What do you like to do at the gym?
- I take HIIT classes.
- Okay.
How long are those?
- An hour.
- An hour?
- Yeah.
- Of HIIT.
- Mhm.
- Wow.
How often do you go to HIIT class?
- Everyday.
- Everyday?
- Yes.
- What's your favorite dessert?
- Boba.
Where are you from?
- North Carolina.
- How long you been out here?
- 12 years.
- Why'd you eat the cookie?
- 'Cause I like cookies.
- Okay, you can return to lineup for now, thank you.
You look very nervous,
why don't you come down here?
What's your name?
- Destiny.
How was it?
- The cookie? - Yeah.
- Delicious.
- Okay, so everyone's sayin' that they ate the cookie.
Where are you from?
- Military, everywhere and nowhere.
- Evasive.
Where do you live now?
- Hollywood, east Hollywood.
- Evasive again.
What's your favorite kind of food?
- Can I say breakfast?
- Sure, but now we gotta dig into that a little bit more.
What kinda breakfast?
- All of it.
Not helping your case here.
- You're not helping your case here.
That's three evasive answers in a row.
You have to get more specific.
So, let's start with eggs.
Do you do eggs for breakfast?
- I do. - Okay.
- I'll have 'em omelet, scrambled.
I've recently discovered the runny egg.
- Ah, that's weird.
- I know but it's good.
- Nah, you should undiscover that.
Cereal?
- Mhm.
- [John] Favorite cereal.
- Milk doesn't really sit right.
- Would you say you're anti milk?
- No, not at all.
- Okay, but milk doesn't sit right, you say.
- Not in a full bowl.
- Not in a full bowl?
- Yeah, 'cause you gotta have milk with your cereal.
- Right.
Do you ever drink any nut based dairy substitute beverages?
- I have had almond milk.
I have.
And it's good.
- Do you put that on your cereal?
- I've had it before.
I've steered away from it.
- How does that sit?
- It's too sweet to go with cereal.
- What's your favorite dessert?
- Can I say my momma's chocolate chip cookies?
- Sure.
- I'm a go with that.
- I don't buy that.
- Why not?
You've never had my momma's chocolate chip cookies.
- I'm sure they're fantastic. - They are.
- And no offense to your momma,
but I just don't buy it.
- That they're my favorite?
- No, I don't think that answer's legit.
- Oh man.
- I think you want me to think you're a cookie person.
- I am a cookie person, I'm sorry.
- Are you a liar?
- Yes.
- I think in general, you're very, very, untrustworthy.
But I don't think you ate the cookie.
But that's not an official verdict.
- Okay.
- Anyway, this has been wonderful.
Thanks for your time.
You can return.
How 'bout you please?
- Hello, old friend.
This is a real meeting of the minds here.
- Is it?
- We've circled each other for years, like dual stars.
- And here we are.
- Our gravity drawing us ever closer.
What's your favorite food?
- Shrimp.
- So what's your favorite type of shrimp dish?
- Straight up shrimp cocktail.
- Shrimp cocktail, why do you think that is?
When did you fall in love with shrimp?
- When I was a kid.
- Particular experience or restaurant?
- There was a all you can eat buffet at this one place
that my parents went on vacation
and I would just sit there
and just eat an entire bowl of shrimp.
- What about baking?
- I enjoy baking, I am not a baker.
- Okay.
What's your favorite baked treat?
- I love cookies.
- I don't believe that.
I feel like you've calmed down a little bit
since you sat down.
- I'm more at ease.
- More at ease.
Yeah, interesting posture.
He thinks that he's got me.
- I think we've all got you.
- I know.
Oh man, okay.
I think I'm done for now, Kevin.
I'll probably need more from you later.
The shrimp cocktail really threw me for a loop.
I don't know how to-- - It always does.
- Navigate my way out of that.
How 'bout you?
Could you come join me please?
- Sure.
- What's your name? - Mitch.
- Mitch, what's up?
Where are you from?
- Whittier, California.
- Where do you live now?
- Same place.
- You commutin'? - Mhm.
- Where do you work?
- Buzzfeed.
- What do you do here?
- I'm a social media strategist.
- What's your favorite food? - Steak.
- What kind?
Are you like a steak guy, do you know the cuts?
- Medium rare.
Anybody that's well done is crazy.
You probably get it well done, huh?
- Wow.
- I'm just asking.
- I'll ask the questions.
Mitch from Whittier, (bleeps) attitude.
What's your favorite dessert?
- Tiramisu.
- Tiramisu. - And Milano cookies.
- Sorry?
- Tiramisu and Milano cookies.
- Oh, okay.
You say you're in social media here?
- Yes.
- Okay.
So what does that entail?
- Well we pretty much analyze how well our videos do.
- How are the videos with me doing?
- Pretty bad.
- That's a lie.
- Pretty bad.
- That is a noted lie.
- I need you down here please.
- What's your name?
- Kirby.
How was the cookie?
- It was pretty good.
Not as good as a fresh baked cookie.
- That's actually a pretty good way to describe a Milano.
- Yeah.
They're a little too crunchy.
- Too crunchy.
Okay, what kinda cookies do you like?
- I like when they're fresh out of the oven, half baked.
Chocolate chip cookie.
- Oh really?
Aren't you worried about salmonella?
Or?
- That's a lie.
That's a myth.
- This took a dangerous turn into misinformation land,
but all right.
So what's your favorite kind of cookie?
- Chocolate chip.
- Okay, where are you from?
- Originally, I'm from near LAX.
And now I live in Culver City.
- What's your favorite type of food?
- Anything with cheese.
- Okay, very broad food answers here.
For many people.
Cheese.
Let's get a little bit more specific here.
- Okay.
Mac and cheese.
- Mac and cheese, okay.
- Although I'm lactose intolerant,
so I don't eat it very often.
- Oh.
So you're kinda running a risk
of ever eating mac and cheese, huh?
- Yeah, it's a risk I take.
- Could you make mac and cheese with almond milk?
- It doesn't taste very good.
- You've tried?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Sweet or savory?
- Savory.
- Favorite ice cream flavor?
- Salted caramel.
- Could be lying.
There's no salt in Milanos.
- You could add salt on top.
- I think whoever did this heinous crime
didn't have the time for that.
It was obviously a crime of passion.
- I don't know, I keep salt packets in my pockets sometimes.
- That's weird.
Okay, I'd rather spend more time in here with you
and go down this cheese rabbit hole,
but I'm gonna have to ask you to step back on the line.
And my last subject.
What's your name?
- Ryann.
Where you from?
- Kansas City.
- Missouri or Kansas side? - Missouri.
- Okay. - Thank you for asking.
- Sure.
- Most people don't ask.
- I know.
And I always need people to know how much I know.
I am smart.
How long you lived out here?
- Three years.
- Where do you work?
- Buzzfeed.
- What do you do here?
- Video producer.
- Where do you live?
- Sally Village.
- What's your favorite type of food?
- I'm really vague too, I really don't,
I just like food in general.
So it's like not, I will eat
whatever you put in front of me.
- That answer sucks.
Top five, top five.
- Top five, if I just am rambling things,
I'm gonna say pad see ew, I'm gonna say red velvet cake,
I'm gonna say waffles?
I love chicken tenders and the new Popeyes chicken sandwich.
It's fantastic.
- Do we have to hashtag this ad?
Was that a paid remark?
That was a paid remark. - Sponsored by Popeyes.
It's true.
- I think you mentioned a Thai dish first, right?
- Pad see ew, yeah.
- Pad see ew, okay.
And then red velvet cake. - Love it.
- Chicken sandwich.
What else was in that?
- I don't remember, 'cause it's so general.
I really will eat just about anything though.
- Favorite ice cream flavor?
- Cookies and cream?
Oh, cookie dough, actually cookie dough.
That's better.
- Cookies.
- Yeah.
- Cookies.
- Oh, I shoulda looked at this first.
What a weird bite that got taken out of this.
- That's a little offensive.
I don't think you should talk about my teeth that way.
It's fine.
- Now everyone's closing their mouths.
Rookie mistake.
I should've investigated the evidence first.
All right, well I guess I gotta come to a conclusion here.
Ryann, thank you.
Sorry we couldn't speak more.
- Jasmine, could you come here please?
So I need you to explain to me
the difference between a bao and a bing again.
- Okay, a bao is,
they're kind of the same structure, fundamentally.
When you have a bao, you roll it so the bottom,
the center, is still pretty thick, you have a filling.
I like the meat filling.
- What kinda meat?
- Pork.
- What's your favorite meat?
- Probably beef.
- So you like pork.
- In the bao.
- Okay.
- The flavors just mesh well,
because you add garlic, ginger, and cabbage.
- Do you dislike pigs or hogs?
- No, I'm actually year of the pig.
- All right, thanks.
- Okay.
- Mitch, can you come back here?
- Sure.
- What's your favorite movie?
- "Lewis and Clark".
- What's your favorite comedy?
- "Pineapple Express".
- Interesting.
All right, that's all I got.
Thanks, Mitch.
All right.
I think the person who ate this cookie
came from this half of the line up.
Jasmine, or Mitch, or Ryann.
I have written down here, lie under Mitch's name.
Oh it's 'cause Mitch was not making
a lotta eye contact with me.
And I called Jasmine back one last time,
because I wanted to try to get her to laugh,
because whoever ate this cookie was laughing.
- I'm just gonna say Jasmine.
I think Jasmine ate the cookie.
(happy music)
- Oh.
Oh, he got her.
He got her.
Woo.
Thank you for your time.
Mitch, hey man, nothing but love man.
Oh wow.
(clapping)
(intense music)